We are an international organization which helps animals, particularly farmed animals, as effectively as possible. To help us achieve our goal we use scientific evidence, careful reasoning and decades of experience.
We are impact oriented and use a wide array of tools to make the world a better place. Our current toolkit includes:
groundbreaking global investigations which expose animal suffering hidden behind the walls of factory farms,
negotiations with companies to make them ban the most cruel practices,
advocacy to secure legal milestones for animals,
influencing markets to introduce animal-friendly approaches,
in addition to this, we work to strengthen the capacity of the animal advocacy movement.
In March our Polish team launched biznesbezklatek.pl (business without cages) which tracks the status of ~150 companies who have committed to phasing out caged eggs. Over the past decade in Poland, the percentage of hens outside of cages has tripled from 13% to 39%. The launch received media coverage including a live segment on national morning television.
Some recent individual wins: Aldi Poland is now confirmed 100% cage-free, following through on a commitment made in 2016. Polomarket, a mid-size retailer, phased out fresh caged eggs affecting roughly 64,000 hens per year. Finally, Eurocash, one of Poland’s largest wholesale distributors, confirmed in writing that it will phase out all fresh cage eggs by 2026 and processed eggs from own-brand products by 2027.
In the UK, we attended a roundtable with government ministers following the release of the UK’s animal welfare strategy. Ministers expressed confidence that the cage ban will be implemented and called recent Better Chicken Commitment withdrawals and the new Sustainable Chicken Forum (a business-led alternative) “disgraceful.”
We launched the Anima International Fellowship—a paid 3-week in-person program starting in September for people who are highly aligned with the animal cause area and are considering a career in advocacy. Fellows will work alongside Anima staff on real organisational challenges, develop campaign and critical thinking skills, and finish by attending CARE Conference 2026. No experience or specific background required. Applications close May 17th.
Speaking of CARE, the deadline to apply as a speaker has been extended to the 14th of April, so if you’re reading this soon after posting you may still have time to apply. The conference takes place from the 17th to the 20th of September and we’re looking to hear about topics such as campaign strategy, cause prioritization, fundraising, movement building, AI and organizational culture.
Finally, in late March we published “The good, the bad, and the fair cop” by our own Toby Schiønning, one of the co-founders of Anima International. In the article he introduces the idea of a ‘fair cop’ approach – a middle ground (but not a compromise) between aggressive public campaigning and passive negotiations with companies. The core argument is that campaigners can be tough and confrontational while still being seen as reasonable by the companies they’re pressuring, and that this combination is what actually moves corporations to act.